Steps to help you build a career

To start up with,what is a career?

A career is now viewed as a journey through learning,

work and other aspects of life. It embraces all the roles

you have at different stages of life, including education,

training, and work.

It is reported that 40% of current jobs did not exist
when the person doing that job now was at school! So
how can you plan for a career that may not exist in that
form yet? The answer is that you must develop yourself
and your career skills to keep current with career
opportunities? 
The concept of a job for life is no longer relevant. Young
people now are likely to experience five to eight major
career changes in their lives in a variety of industry
sectors. They will also be experiencing more fluid forms
of working with increasing casual, contract and part-
time work options.
A key aspect of career management is the ability to
research opportunities and then to make career choices.
Career management skills will be vital.

Entrepreneur
When you are starting a new business, there are literally
hundreds of things you need to consider- office space or
work from home, bank account, loan or overdraft, do you
need a website, will your product sell, is it the right
product, your marketing campaign, do you need staff,
what are the legal implications if you employ staff…..and
so on.
Which issue should you address first? What if you forget
something important? How should you structure the
business?
What did other people do, what problems did they have,
how did they solve them? We look at the common issues
faced by people in this situation and offer some advice
for you on the most important issues to address.
Is an entrepreneurial route the way forward for you?
What skills do you need? How does it differ from working
for someone else?
We take a look at the characteristics of entrepreneurs-
what is it that sets them apart and makes them
successful? And how can you be 
successful in business on your own.
We consider the skills, attributes and behaviours of
entrepreneurs, so that you can decide if this is the
direction for you.
Career advice
Most peoples will have several careers, possibly leading
naturally into each other, but sometimes there will be a
complete change of direction. And this is how it is going
to have to be in our fast changing world. Many of us are
in jobs that didn’t exist when we were planning our

careers.
Our next discussion would be on How To Develop Your Career Skills...